Pirate Captain-Blackbeard was the captain of many ships. His most famous ship was the ‘Queen Anne’s Revenge’ .

Location: Atlantic Ocean

Became a Pirate: Blackbeard went to work at sea at an early age. He served on an English ship in the Spanish War. After Britain withdrew from the war in 1713, Blackbeard took up the life of a pirate.

Famous for: Blackbeard is one of the most famous pirates ever. Many characters in movies, television shows, comics, books and even Disneyland rides have been based on him. He wore a big, feathered hat and always had a sword, knife or pistol ready to use. He had an enormous black beard and would sometimes set it on fire during a fight to scare the opponents.

Pirate Pet: Blackbeard did not keep a pet but often called his crew ‘cowardly puppies’.

Skills: Blackbeard was famous for burying his treasure and drawing complex maps so that only he could find it again.

Punishment: Blackbeard was killed in a fight. He was shot five times and stabbed more than twenty times. His head was chopped off with a sword and his body was thrown overboard. Blackbeard’s head was hung on the front of a ship as a trophy.

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Very scary area Ocracoke Island where Blackbeard fought his last battle.. Lots of ships sunk up and down both the coast and the sound side of the Outer Banks... Of course it's all a National Park area so even if you could pinpoint where any of his treasures were buried you couldn't recover it...

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